When Rassie Erasmus announces his Springbok team tomorrow morning after shifting from the usual Tuesday slot there are bound to be surprises.
The Bok boss hasnt been shy to mix his matchday 23 from week to week, and that has given the entire squad confidence and belief that they are good enough to not only play Test rugby, but compete for a regular place in the team.
Who would have thought that Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu would start a series of games at flyhalf this year ahead of Handr Pollard and Manie Libbok, when he wasnt even a regular in the Stormers team?
The same can be said of Bulls powerhouse Jan-Hendrik Wessels, who hardly featured in the United Rugby Championship (URC) where he was mainly a hooker for the Pretoria side but he has now started at loosehead prop for the world champions.
Sharks speedster Aphelele Fassi has worked hard on his game at franchise level and been rewarded with Bok game time this year and so we can go on.
